International Immigration Policy: A Theoretical and Comparative Analysis

ISBN-13: 9781349386062 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 288 str.

Eytan Meyers; E. Meyers

Opis

Based on an analysis of policies in the United States, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands this book explains how the interaction between socioeconomic trends and foreign policy considerations shapes immigration control.

Recenzje

"Eytan Meyers fills a major hole in the scientific understanding of international migration by theorizing the interests and actions of the state. His systematic development and testing of theoretical models to explain which immigration policies are pursued under what circumstances and for what reasons represents a major advance in accounting not only for the political behavior of national governments, but the very nature of contemporary immigrant flows." - Douglas Massey, Princeton University

"This is a pioneering work, providing a clear and integrated theoretical framework for contemporary empirical data. Meyers interrelates global and domestic factors that exert joint influence on policy-making, providing an innovative overview of how immigration policies are made by liberal-democratic industrial states that have received significant migratory flows." - Christopher Mitchell, New York University

"Eytan Meyers provides a theoretically driven, comprehensive global framework for the comparative analysis of immigration policy. His solid case studies of the U.S., Britain, the Netherlands and Germany are historically informed yet bring the reader up-to-date on the latest developments. This book not only contributes a fresh perspective in comparative policy analysis but Meyers' convincing arguments on the centrality of the interdependence of socioeconomic and foreign policy factors ensure the book a prominent place in the international relations literature as well." - Rey Koslowski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University

Spis treści

PART I: MODELS AND THEORIES Models of Immigration Policy A Theory of Immigration Policy PART II: THE FACTORS SHAPING IMMIGRATION POLICY Immigration Policies of the United States and Britain Immigration Policies of the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany The Factors Shaping U.S. Immigration Policy: A Quantitative Analysis Global Patterns in Immigration Policies PART III: THE POLITICAL PROCESS OF IMMIGRATION POLICY The Political Process of Labor Migration Policy The Political Process of Permanent Immigration Policy: The Influence of Pressure Groups The Political Process of Permanent Immigration Policy: Elections and Restrictions Refugees and the Liberalization of Immigration Policy Summary and Conclusion

O autorze

EYTAN MEYERS is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.